Windows 10: Searching folders that contain dots in the name

Discus and support Searching folders that contain dots in the name in Cortana to solve the problem; I have a set of development folders - each root folder has names with dots in them. i.e. "Myfolder.webapi" and sometimes "myfolder.webapi.myproduct".... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by MarkDav99, Mar 23, 2021.

  1. MARKDAV99
    MarkDav99 Win User

    Searching folders that contain dots in the name


    I have a set of development folders - each root folder has names with dots in them. i.e. "Myfolder.webapi" and sometimes "myfolder.webapi.myproduct". all these are legal file names. Each of these folders is being automatically added to the excluded list in search classic or advanced. These folders contain regular files and subdirectories.


    Is there a way to index these folders?


    This is for Windows 10 20H2.


    Many thanks, Mark.

    :)
     
    MarkDav99, Mar 23, 2021
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  2. MARKMCDONOUGH45
    MarkMcDonough45 Win User

    Windows 10 search for a specific folder name and file name

    Carlos: Thanks for your reply. What you suggest is what I have been doing. I search for folders with a specific name and get a list. Then I have to search each folder for a specific file. So it's a two step search and that's what I was trying to avoid.

    I assume there are applications out there that allow for an "AND" search in Windows. I'll try that approach.

    Thanks, again.
     
    MarkMcDonough45, Mar 23, 2021
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  3. STEVE108
    steve108 Win User
    What is the Container folder and why is it missing?

    They have 5 steps listed? Can you not get the files they mention in step 5? I can't tell if Containers is the name of a Windows file or just an internal reference or what.
     
    steve108, Mar 23, 2021
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  4. ENSO
    enso Win User

    Searching folders that contain dots in the name

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Mar 23, 2021
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